ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
There are many people whose help has been invaluable in researching
The Killing Room
. In particular, I’d like to express my heartfelt thanks to Steven C. Campman, MD, the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC: Dr Richard H. Ward, Professor of Criminology and Dean of the College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, Texas; Professor Dai Yisheng, former Director of the Fourth Chinese Institute for the Formulation of Police Policy, Beijing; Police Commissioner Wu He Ping, Ministry of Public Security, Beijing; Professor Yu Hongsheng, General Secretary of the Commission of Legality Literature, Beijing; Professor He Jiahong, Doctor of Juridical Science and Professor of Law, People’s University of China School of Law; Professor Yijun Pi, Vice-Director of the Institute of Legal Sociology and Juvenile Delinquency, China University of Political Science and Law; Mr Qiu and Mr Lin, public relations department of the Shanghai Municipal Police; Dr Yan Jian Jun, Vice Senior Forensic Medical Expert, Shanghai Municipal Police; Lily Li, whose work as an interpreter opened many doors for me in Shanghai; Jennifer Dawson of ‘Sources, Far East’, Shanghai, for her kind help and hospitality; ‘Tommy’ Jiang, for being my Sherpa in Shanghai; Peter Roe and Ann Hall, Consuls at the Shanghai American Consulate; Tony Hutchinson, Cultural Affairs Officer, American Consulate, Shanghai; Jeanne M. Ward, for her wonderful work in Chicago; and Mac MacGowan, of ChinaPic, Shanghai, for his photos and his friendship.
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